Dott claims title in late thriller

Scotland’s Graeme Dott was crowned world snooker champion after his gruelling final against Peter Ebdon came to life in grand style last night.

Two and a half years ago Graeme Dott was so distraught with the state of his game that he snapped his cue in half at a motorway service station on the M6 when returning from the Welsh Open.

It led the pint-sized Scot to quip “My next match was against Drew Henry and I couldn’t have beaten Lenny Henry.”